Real-time energy tracking via cheap smart plugs—fair dorm splits at $30/mo.
College students in shared housing are frustrated by GreenGrid's high subscription costs for basic energy monitoring features they need to split bills fairly.
DormMeter connects to affordable smart plugs (e.g., TP-Link Kasa) for live usage data per roommate. Dashboards show individual consumption, auto-generates splits, and sends low/high usage alerts. Perfect for tech-savvy students avoiding GreenGrid prices.
College students living in shared housing or dorms
BYO cheap hardware integration with roommate-specific plug assignment and gamified usage leaderboards.
edgy
API link to Kasa/ similar plugs.
Real-time kWh per roommate.
Assign plugs to roommates.
Calculate shares from usage data.
Push notifications for spikes.
Gamify lowest usage.
CSV for bills.
Add more devices.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | Yes | |
| name | text | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| owner_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| household_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| api_key | text | No |
| current_kwh | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| plug_id | uuid | No |
| kwh | text | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/plugsAdd plug
/api/usage/:householdIdFetch live usage
/api/splitsGenerate split
/api/alertsSet alerts
No realtime
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 3% | $135 | $1,620 |
| Month 6 | 1,200 | 6% | $2,160 | $25,920 |
Live tracking, auto-splits. Ditch GreenGrid's ripoff.
Target Amazon smart plug buyers via Reddit ads, college tech clubs on Discord, free setup help for early dorms.
Full home
No dorm focus
Plug-specific, cheap
AI breakdown
Expensive setup
No new hardware
Data moat from plug usage patterns in dorms.
Smart plugs < $10 now, energy crisis awareness peaks.
API changes
Multi-vendor support
Hardware barrier
Tutorials + affiliates
API ToS
Public APIs only
Success: 40% willing
Success: 90% uptime
Success: 20% referral
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